As Libya tries to move forward on its path to improving local governance structures and capacities, which are an essential condition for greater stability and resilience, it is vitally necessary to take stock of the current fiscal and administrative dimensions related to local governance. The Ministry of Local Government, in conjunction with the World Bank, prepared the first Libya Local Governance Forum in September 2019. The forum aimed at assisting the government of Libya and the broader international community in better understanding the current constraints in the local governance realm, the potential opportunities for reform, as well as the establishment of a clear road map for the near- to medium-term. To accomplish this goal, the format of the this document is designed to offer the generalist a quick and reliable introduction to the topic of intergovernmental public sector reform (fiscal decentralization) as well to further provide the public finance specialist references regarding the technical aspects of intergovernmental public financial management. This front matter material is accompanied by a set of summaries of each of nineteen papers that constitute the remainder of this document.
Proceedings of the Libya Local Government Forum (Full report in a PDF format)